Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, The Pitt - 11:23 AM
What emerged from the overgrowth wasn’t particularly frightening. It wasn’t even spooky. In fact, it kind of looked like a barre wearing a witch's hat.
The Thistle Hag was squat, barely coming up to my...
2024-03-11 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostPhipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, The Pitt - 11:02 AM
The Pitt was crawling with people running around, trying to figure out where to go. Since the appearance of Rexxel’s Bank, so many guilds had popped up thanks to loans paying guild fees that we almost had to p...
2024-03-07 15:46:03 +0000 UTC View PostTwo big updates, really!
I launched Courier Quest on Amazon and Audible! The audio was done by R...
2024-03-04 15:49:01 +0000 UTC View PostSol Ligatus VIP Room, Hao’s Auction House, Pittsburgh - 7:30 AM
I received a message from Sara, but I put it away for now. My emotions needed to be reigned in before I continued this conversation. It only took me a breath to steel myself, and I looked back to Greg. I clos...
2024-03-04 15:23:53 +0000 UTC View PostSol Ligatus VIP Room, Hao’s Auction House, Pittsburgh - 7:18 AM
Our VIP room was off of the main stage and up the stairs. It hadn’t existed before the system, but now gave any distinguished guests able to afford it a clear view of the auction house stage below as well a...
2024-02-29 12:04:46 +0000 UTC View PostDouble chapter drop day because Royal Road has reached book 4!
Hao’s Auction House, Pittsburgh - 6:55 AM
“I finished the night out at 5 wins and no losses, while Jeff finished at 4 wins, 2 losses,” Jamie reported.
We stood outside the auc...
2024-02-29 12:04:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe Angel Express - 8:47 PM
“Finally done,” I said, releasing a breath as I looked at the stack of letters on the table I was sitting at. They took up the whole surface and even some of a second table I had pulled closer.
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UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse - 1:23 PM
The first thing Kayla did was gesture in Jeff’s direction. He watched her with concern in her eyes as she visibly paled, but didn’t seem outwardly injured. I waited patiently as he stepped beside her and put a hand on her shoulder as he ...
2024-02-22 17:08:50 +0000 UTC View PostDowntown Pittsburgh - 12:59 PM
After getting through the first fifty or so letters back in the Angel Express, I had decided to get some fresh air. I sat on a bench just outside of where a fire station used to be. The clouds above were dark and snow fell peacefully on me and...
2024-02-19 16:49:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Angel Express - 5:11 AM
I stood in front of the guild board, sipping my hot chocolate as I read through it. Jamie had only liberated one more building while the Mills and I were dealing with the zombie issue, but it was a doozy. It was labeled as only “Park” and was...
2024-02-15 13:04:13 +0000 UTC View PostPittsburgh - 3:21 PM
Creating barricades in the streets was a rather simple affair, it just took a lot of time. There were plenty of cars and SUVs to shove around like I was solving some kind of puzzle. Since many of the trucks were too heavy for me to move efficiently on m...
2024-02-12 12:41:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh - 9:06 AM
The wheels of the golden chariot easily cut through the snow on the streets. It was a surprisingly smooth ride for such an outdated mode of transportation and we made good time despite the road’s conditions. Corwin kept up the w...
2024-02-08 13:04:56 +0000 UTC View PostSalutations, readers!
So, as promised, I have dropped extra chapters for everyone (mostly at the Angel of the End tier) for the first five weeks of the year! This has gotten the Patreon up to 5/11/25, as promised, and I can now assess what I can do.
Unfortunately, that does not 2024-02-05 22:21:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Downtown Pittsburgh - 8:32 AM
The streets were bustling with people coming and going. Not everyone seemed to have a destination in mind, and many gathered around the few buildings that had popped up overnight. They were placed sporadically throughout the city, though the ta...
2024-02-05 22:13:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe Angel Express - 7:16 AM
I woke up with a jolt from a sitting position in my bed. The Subspace Depot enveloping the train meant that there was no natural light coming in from outside, but it was set to mimic the time wherever we were. It was starting to brighten, which m...
2024-02-03 14:37:52 +0000 UTC View PostRexxel’s Bank, Pittsburgh - 4:08 PM
After absorbing the skill book and returning Ostwriter’s Plot Armor to my inventory, I went about tidying up the vault. Many of the items within were thrown around haphazardly, which made organization a daunting task. Still, it needed...
2024-02-01 15:29:12 +0000 UTC View PostRexxel’s Bank, Pittsburgh - 2:55 PM
Thankfully, the skyscraper being destroyed gave me just enough time to harvest the Pharaoh for parts. I managed to cut off his head, front claws, and his remaining wing before the building was returned to the surface. Each piece was sit...
2024-01-29 13:01:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe BNY Mellon Center, The Pitt - 2:32 PM
The first step of any Dragon fight was to ground them as quickly as possible. They were much slower using their legs than they were with their wings, and it severely limited their options. While its teeth, claws, wings, tail, and ba...
2024-01-27 19:44:58 +0000 UTC View Post50th Floor, The BNY Mellon Center, The Pitt - 2:17 PM
I watched as the contents of the egg oozed all over the sarcophagus. The yolk stretched and spread without any regard for how small its container may have been. Later on in the run, Geraldo would perfect his Fabulous Cle...
2024-01-25 15:28:23 +0000 UTC View Post49th Floor, The BNY Mellon Center, The Pitt - 1:59 PM
I sat there for a while even after my hit points were maxed out. The Skin of Papyrus debuff was a nasty curse, and the moment my adrenaline rush died down I was hesitant to move in any way that could aggravate it further...
2024-01-22 13:39:00 +0000 UTC View Post49th Floor, The BNY Mellon Center, The Pitt - 1:29 PM
I stood atop the broken glass as I looked over the setup for the last hidden object. This floor was one way from the dungeon boss chamber, and mostly barren except for a raised platform about 3 feet tall that covered the...
2024-01-20 15:43:32 +0000 UTC View PostFrom today at 11am Eastern until Monday (1/22) at 11am Eastern, 100th Run Book 1 will be on sale on Amazon for 99 cents! If you haven't gotten it yet, or know someone who's on the fence about it, now's the best time to grab... 2024-01-18 12:23:46 +0000 UTC View Post
4th Floor, The BNY Mellon Center, The Pitt - 11:47 AM
While the fight with the undead crocodile hadn’t taken away much of my hit points, I still took the time to catch my breath as I worked. Its skull had been stuck to its mask, and I needed to cut it off completely in or...
2024-01-15 14:07:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe BNY Mellon Center, The Pitt - 11:14 AM
Several hundred feet underground, the lowest depths of the Pitt were an absolute pain to navigate. As you descended, the tunnels began to become increasingly more hostile. Near the very bottom, several were small enough that I need...
2024-01-13 13:22:04 +0000 UTC View PostDowntown Pittsburgh - 8:27 AM
It didn’t take long after I stepped out of the Subspace Depot to hear people shouting from the direction of the Guild of Guilds. The walk wasn’t long at all, and the only obstruction on my path, asides from the vehicles still on the road, w...
2024-01-11 13:34:21 +0000 UTC View PostDowntown Pittsburgh - 7:49 AM
We walked through the empty, snow-covered streets of downtown without a word spoken between us, though not all was quiet. There were already voices coming from the early morning fog. These were people who were coming to investigate the light of...
2024-01-08 15:24:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe Chamber of Commerce Building, Pittsburgh - 7:15 AM
As the building slowly ascended, I crossed my arms and waited. Everything around us started changing. Acidic Allen’s body and his puddle were the first to disappear, but soon the chairs, counters, decorations, and mor...
2024-01-06 14:26:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe DMV of the Dead, Pittsburgh - 7:06 AM
We both grabbed our tickets as the tremors became more intense. They had to be in hand for the fight to work, which made things more difficult for anyone wielding a two handed weapon. Thankfully, my Vague Stick could be used in one ...
2024-01-04 10:12:56 +0000 UTC View PostDowntown Pittsburgh - 5:38 AM
While cold, the weather outside was manageable in my Ringmaster’s Hoodie and comfortable pants. Jamie didn’t complain, nor would she, as the armor she wore was insulated from all but the most extreme of temperatures. We walked through the d...
2024-01-01 17:44:57 +0000 UTC View Post(The plans are mostly the same, except more)
Salutations, readers!
Happy New Years to you all. I hope the end of 2023 treated you well, and the beginning of 2024 is shaping up to start things off right. Mine was uneventful, which was pleasant. But that's not what I'm here to say, I've...
2024-01-01 17:42:51 +0000 UTC View Post